US20030124785A1 - Supercritical fluid-assisted deposition of materials on semiconductor substrates - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to using supercritical fluids to effect the deposition of materials on substrates, e.g., semiconductor substrates, in the manufacture of semiconductor devices and device precursor structures.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- PVD physical vapor deposition
- electroplating for metallization and interconnect formation
- PVD utilizing a charged gas and a sputter target to effect deposition of material on a substrate
- a charged gas and a sputter target to effect deposition of material on a substrate
- process control issues relating to diffusion of the sputtered material. Due to the ballistic nature of sputtered materials, it is extremely difficult to achieve conformal coverage on complex topography of next generation patterned substrates.
- CVD processes therefore can only compete with electroplating techniques (aqueous based processes) when the cost of ownership (COO) for the process is small.
- COO cost of ownership
- copper-porous low k multi-layers may require special, non-aqueous processing to avoid aqueous contamination of the low k pore structures and decreased device yields, and to enhance device reliability.
- the dielectric constant of the low k material is critical and aqueous contamination can negatively increase dielectric constants, which is largely unacceptable.
- electroplating requires a conformal, conductive and uniform seed layer to enable the technique.
- the seed layer is deposited by PVD in conventional practice. With decreasing feature size and increasing aspect ratio, the use of PVD to obtain the required seed layers becomes a major technical challenge. Although ionized PVD conceivably could be useful for such purpose, alternative techniques are required, which are compatible with low k dielectrics.
- the present invention relates to supercritical fluid (SCF)-assisted deposition of materials onto substrates.
- SCF supercritical fluid
- the invention relates to a deposition composition for depositing material on a substrate, such deposition composition comprising a supercritical fluid and a precursor for the material to be deposited on the substrate.
- Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of forming a material on a substrate, comprising depositing the material on the substrate from a deposition composition comprising a precursor of such material, and a supercritical fluid.
- Supercritical fluids are formed under conditions at which the density of the liquid phase equals the density of the gaseous phase of the substance.
- carbon dioxide CO 2
- CO 2 which is a gas at standard temperature and pressure
- the density of the SCF can be varied from liquid-like to gaseous-like, yielding different solvation abilities, by varying the pressure and temperature.
- Supercritical fluids have a solubility and diffusibility approaching that of the liquid and gaseous phase, respectively. Additionally, the surface tension of SCFs is negligible.
- the present invention relates to supercritical fluid-assisted deposition of thin-film (e.g., with a thickness of ⁇ 1 ⁇ m) material on a substrate, e.g., a semiconductor wafer substrate.
- thin-film e.g., with a thickness of ⁇ 1 ⁇ m
- the SCF-assisted deposition compositions of the present invention provide a distinct advantage in penetrating small geometry structures such as vias and trenches with high aspect ratios on a semiconductor wafer, as well as achieving improved homogeneity and extent of conformality of the deposited material, e.g., in films, layers and localized material deposits, particularly in instances in which the wettability of the substrate is low, as is the case with many semiconductor substrates.
- the deposition compositions of the invention may be variously formulated for specific deposition applications, including suitable SCF(s) and source reagent (precursor) compound(s), complex(es) and material(s). Such compositions may further optionally comprise co-solvent(s), coreactant(s), surfactant(s), diluent(s), and/or other deposition-facilitating or composition-stabilizing component(s), as necessary or desired for such applications.
- the deposition composition comprises at least one SCF and at least one precursor component.
- the composition thus comprises a supercritical fluid solution in which at least one precursor component is dissolved.
- the SCF precursor solution in use can be delivered to a heated substrate for contacting therewith, to deposit on the substrate a material deriving from the precursor component(s).
- the precursor component may comprise a source reagent compound or organometallic species or metal coordination complex for forming a metal or dielectric film on a semiconductor wafer substrate.
- the precursor component(s) can be continuously delivered in a stream of the SCF-based deposition composition to the heated substrate, to deposit the desired material deriving from the precursor component(s) on the substrate surface.
- by-products of the deposition operation can be continuously carried out of the deposition chamber via continuous flow of the SCF-based composition through the deposition chamber containing the heated pedestal and substrate.
- the deposition using the SCF-based deposition composition may be carried out in a batch mode, wherein the deposition composition is contacted with the substrate, and process condition(s) (e.g., temperature and/or pressure) of the composition are altered to effect the deposition of the desired material deriving from the composition.
- process condition(s) e.g., temperature and/or pressure
- SCF species useful in the broad practice of the invention include, but are not limited to, carbon dioxide, oxygen, argon, krypton, xenon, ammonia, methane, methanol, dimethyl ketone, hydrogen, forming gas, and sulfur hexafluoride.
- Co-solvent or co-reactant species useful in the deposition compositions of the invention may be of any suitable type.
- Illustrative species include, but are not limited to, methanol, ethanol, and higher alcohols, N-alkylpyrrolidones or N-arylpyrrolidones, such as N-methyl-, N-octyl-, or N-phenyl-pyrrolidones, dimethylsulfoxide, sulfolane, catechol, ethyl lactate, acetone, butyl carbitol, monoethanolamine, butyrol lactone, diglycol amine, ⁇ -butyrolactone, butylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, and propylene carbonate.
- Surfactants useful in the deposition compositions of the present invention may likewise be of any suitable type, including anionic, neutral, cationic, and zwitterionic types.
- Illustrative surfactant species include, without limitation, acetylenic alcohols and diols, long alkyl chain secondary and tertiary amines, and their respective fluorinated analogs.
- the components of the SCF-based deposition compositions of the present invention may be present at any suitable concentrations and relative proportions, as appropriate to the use of the composition in depositing material on a substrate surface.
- the precursor component(s) may be present at concentrations of from about 0.1% by weight to about 98% by weight, with suitable concentrations being dependent on the maximum solubility of the precursor in the supercritical fluid that is employed in the composition.
- preferred concentration ranges of specific precursors may have any suitable minima (e.g., 0.2%, 0.5%, 1%, 5%, or 8%), and maxima (e.g., 10%, 12%, 15%, 18%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 75%, 80% or 90%), appropriate to the specific supercritical fluid involved.
- concentration of the precursor can be below about 40% when CO 2 is used as the supercritical fluid in the SCF-based deposition composition.
- the foregoing weight percentages are based on the weight of the SCF in the composition.
- the deposition compositions of the invention may selectively comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of, any of the SCF, precursor component(s) and optional additional components of the compositions disclosed herein.
- Deposition using the SCF-based deposition compositions of the invention may be carried out in any suitable manner, as regards contacting of the deposition composition with the substrate. Chemical vapor deposition techniques may be employed, or other modes of application of the deposition composition to the substrate can be effected.
- a polymeric or oligomeric precursor species is dissolved in a supercritical fluid to form the SCF-based deposition composition.
- This deposition composition in solution form then can be sprayed into a fine mist or otherwise aerosolized.
- the mist or aerosol is transported onto the substrate surface, polymeric films are formed.
- This technique is suitable for forming low k films from polymeric, oligomeric, pre-polymeric, or monomeric precursor components, or combinations of same.
- one or more precursor component(s) can be dissolved in a supercritical fluid, with the solution then being subjected to rapid expansion.
- the precursor component(s) are vaporized into fine vapor particles or nano-sized aerosols (depending on the rapid expansion conditions), and such fine vapor particles or aerosol can be used in CVD-type deposition processes.
- Preferred supercritical fluids for such purpose include carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, methanol, dimethyl ketone and sulfur hexafluoride.
- the precursor components for the materials to be deposited on the substrate may be of any suitable type.
- Illustrative precursor components include, without limitation, organometallic source reagent compounds and complexes, and Lewis base adducts thereof, as well as the semiconductor manufacturing precursor components described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,840,897 issued Nov. 24, 1998, U.S. Pat. No. 5,453,494 issued Jan. 18, 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 6,110,529 issued Aug. 29, 2000, U.S. Pat. No. 5,820,664 issued Mar. 31, 1995, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,561 issued Sep. 12, 1990, the disclosures of all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, in their respective entireties.
- the invention contemplates application of SCF-assisted deposition to any of a wide variety of suitable techniques for depositing materials on substrates.
- SCF-assisted deposition is employed to enhance physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes.
- PVD physical vapor deposition
- the PVD process can be modified in accordance with the present invention to utilize SCF-assisted deposition techniques.
- a supercritical fluid e.g., carbon dioxide and/or argon, or other SCF, is employed.
- metal complexes of such type include, without limitation, Mo(CO) 6 , W(CO) 6 , Cr(CO) 6 , W(PF 3 ) 6 , Co 2 (CO) 8 , and Co 2 (PF 3 ) 8 .
- low k films are formed using alkyl silanes, siloxane precursors, and even organic-based non-silicon-containing low k precursors, such as the low k dielectric thermosetting resin sold by The Dow Chemical Company under the trademark SiLK.
- Silxoane precursors may be of any suitable type, as for example alkyl siloxanes and cyclosiloxanes, such as tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (TMCTS) and octamethyltetracyclosiloxane (OMCTS).
- TCTS tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane
- OCTS octamethyltetracyclosiloxane
- Other low k film precursor materials can be utilized in the SCF-based deposition process of the present invention to form superior films on substrates, without issues of adverse polymerization effects.
- the deposition compositions of the invention therefore include compositions wherein the precursor is a silicon source reagent, e.g., a siloxane in combination with an alkylsilane, e.g., trimethylsilane or tetramethylsilane.
- the silicon source reagent comprises a siloxane, which is used in combination with a porogen, to form a porous low k film on the substrate.
- the invention resolves a major deficiency of siloxane precursors that has limited the utility of such materials for deposition applications. Specifically, the presence of even trace amounts of impurities in such siloxane precursors poses a risk of cationic or anionic polymerization, particularly at high temperatures, such as would otherwise result in premature degradation in delivery lines to the deposition chamber. For example, TMCTS polymerizes in delivery lines at elevated temperatures, usually about 120° C., with potentially catastrophic consequences to the deposition process and associated equipment.
- the SCF-based deposition techniques of the invention in application to low k film precursors, reduce thermally-induced polymerization of precursors such as siloxanes. More generally, thermally unstable low k film precursors of variant types are advantageously delivered to the deposition substrate by SCF-based compositions.
- SCF species that are particularly useful for such purpose include carbon dioxide, methane, methanol, dimethyl ketone and sulfur hexafluoride.
- SCF-based deposition compositions of the invention may be employed for precursor delivery to the substrate, to form barrier layers, e.g., of TiN, TaN, NbN, WN or their corresponding silicides, or interconnect and metallization structures, e.g., of copper, aluminum or other metals, metal alloys and species, on semiconductor substrates.
- barrier layers e.g., of TiN, TaN, NbN, WN or their corresponding silicides, or interconnect and metallization structures, e.g., of copper, aluminum or other metals, metal alloys and species, on semiconductor substrates.
- interconnect and metallization structures e.g., of copper, aluminum or other metals, metal alloys and species
- barrier layer precursor materials may be of any suitable type for forming the aforementioned nitrides and silicides.
- Illustrative precursor components include, without limitation, titanium (IV) tetrakis-dialkylamides such as tetrakis diethylamido titanium (TDEAT), tetrakis dimethylamino titanium (TDMAT), and pyrozolate titanium compounds and other titanium amido and imido compounds.
- Illustrative tantalum nitride (TaN) barrier precursor compounds include, without limitation, Ta (IV) pentakis(dialkylamido) compounds, such as pentakis ethylmethylamido tantalum (PEMAT), pentakis dimethylamido tantalum (PDMAT) and pentakis diethylamido tantalum (PDEAT), and their W, Nb corresponding compounds.
- Ta (IV) pentakis(dialkylamido) compounds such as pentakis ethylmethylamido tantalum (PEMAT), pentakis dimethylamido tantalum (PDMAT) and pentakis diethylamido tantalum (PDEAT), and their W, Nb corresponding compounds.
- PEMAT pentakis ethylmethylamido tantalum
- PDMAT pentakis dimethylamido tantalum
- PDEAT pentakis diethylamido tantalum
- Useful interconnect material precursors include, without limitation, metal beta-diketonate precursors, such as (hfac)Cu (I) Lewis base adducts, as well as metal formates and metal acetates and their Lewis base adducts.
- the SCF-based deposition composition can usefully contain optional co-reactants such as ammonia (NH 3 ), hydrogen or other reducing co-reactants.
- optional co-reactants such as ammonia (NH 3 ), hydrogen or other reducing co-reactants.
- the SCF-based deposition composition can be delivered onto the substrate surface in a continuous manner, to effect continuous film growth on the substrate surface, with by-products of the deposition being carried away in the exhaust stream of supercritical fluid that is discharged from the deposition chamber.
- the SCF-based deposition composition may be transported to a vaporizer, whereby the deposition composition undergoes rapid expansion and vaporizes the precursor component(s) into precursor vapor.
- Such vaporization may be carried out at very low temperature, e.g., room temperature, with the resulting precursor vapor being directed onto the heated substrate surface to grow the desired film thereon.
- the supercritical fluids useful for the aforementioned barrier layer and metallization deposition include, without limitation, CO 2 , NH 3 , CH 4 , SF 6 , N 2 O, CO, and the like.
- SCF-based deposition compositions are usefully employed for forming copper metallization on integrated circuitry substrates.
- the supercritical fluid facilitates a low surface tension, high-pressure technique for deposition of copper thin films in deep trench and high aspect ratio via structures.
- deposition of metal thin films using SCF-assisted techniques in accordance with the instant invention relaxes the requirements for volatile metal precursors that would otherwise be necessary.
- the SCF-assisted deposition techniques of the present invention obviate the need for fluorine-functionalized precursors, which are currently being increasingly used in the semiconductor manufacturing industry to satisfy precursor volatility requirements.
- the precursor component(s) need only be soluble in the SCF medium in order to be transported to the deposition chamber and thermally decomposed onto the heated substrate.
- the invention permits the use of low-cost, nonvolatile copper (I) and copper (II) precursors for deposition of thin film copper without the need for fluorine-containing precursors.
- This flexibility in turn eliminates fluorine contamination on barrier surfaces and reduces electrical contact resistances of inter-metallic layers, such as M1 to M2 copper layers, and improves the adhesion of the copper film to nitride barriers.
- copper may be deposited on a substrate from SCF solution, utilizing a wide variety of non-volatile or low volatility copper precursors.
- Illustrative copper precursors include, without limitation, copper (II) ⁇ -diketonates, copper (II) carboxylates, copper (I) cyclopentadienes, copper (I) phenyls, copper (I) amides, and Lewis base adducts of the aforementioned copper (I) and copper (II) species.
- a preferred supercritical fluid for such copper deposition applications is carbon dioxide.
- supercritical fluids exhibit liquid-like densities and gas-like viscosities, having solvating properties similar to those of organic solvents (e.g., pentane, hexane, and toluene), supercritical fluids can dissolve many copper compounds that are soluble in organic solvents.
- supercritical fluid solutions containing copper precursor(s) are easily delivered to the film growth chamber for contacting with the substrate to deposit copper films thereon. Since surface tension is greatly reduced by the SCF in the deposition composition, the copper precursor is effectively delivered into trenches and via openings with very high aspect ratios, to achieve superior conformal coating therein.
- Copper precursor components usefully employed in the broad practice of the present invention for copper deposition include, without limitation, the following:
- Cu (II) ( ⁇ -diketonato) 2 species such as Cu (II) (acac) 2 , Cu (II) (thd) 2 and Cu (tod) 2 as well as other non-fluorinated ⁇ -diketonate copper compounds and complexes;
- Cu (carboxylate) 2 species such as Cu (formate) 2 and Cu (acetate) 2 and other long-chain (e.g., C 8 -C 40 and more preferably from C 8 -C 30 ) carboxylates.
- Cu (formate) 2 is a preferred copper source reagent because the formate ligand is able to act as a reducing agent, leading to ultra-pure copper films upon thermal decomposition. Even higher solubility of copper formate in the SCF medium is obtainable by polyamine complexation of Cu (formate) 2 .
- Copper (II) carboxylates are a preferred copper precursor species, since such compounds are relatively easy to synthesize, utilizing low-cost starting materials.
- Such compounds have not heretofore been contemplated for use in copper deposition applications, due to their poor volatility and poor transport characteristics, but are readily used for such purpose by formulation in SCF media in accordance with the present invention.
- the cost of ownership (COO) of copper deposition process systems is decreased by the use of such low cost copper precursors.
- Copper (I) phenyl tetramers such as copper (I) pentaflurophenyl or copper (I) t-butyl phenyl tetramer.
- Copper (I) amides such as bis(trimethylsilylamide) tetramer.
- the present invention contemplates SCF-based deposition compositions containing at least one copper precursor, wherein the copper precursor contains a ligand that serves as a reducing agent for production of ultrahigh-purity copper films on the substrate.
- the SCF-based deposition composition can comprise an SCF that is itself a reducing agent, or as a still further alternative, the SCF-based deposition composition can additionally optionally contain other reducing agent(s) for ensuring high purity copper deposition on the substrate.
- Suitable reducing agents for such purpose may be readily determined without undue experimentation, within the skill of the art.
- Illustrative reducing species include, without limitation, hydrogen and isopropyl alcohol.
- compositions of the invention various enhancing agents and other beneficial components may be incorporated in the composition.
- isopropyl alcohol may be added in a concentration of from about 0.1% to about 99.9% by weight, based on the weight of the SCF component(s).
- IPA as an enhancing agent is highly advantageous when the SCF component is carbon dioxide, since isopropyl alcohol may increase copper precursor solubility in the supercritical carbon dioxide, while simultaneously functioning as a reducing agent to reduce Cu (II) to Cu (0).
- the isopropyl alcohol may be oxidized to acetone during the deposition process, and is readily recovered from the SCF effluent discharged from the deposition chamber, for recovery and reuse thereof, or alternatively for other disposition.
- the SCF can be of any suitable type, including, without limitation, CO 2 , CH 4 , C 2 H 6 , CH 3 OH, C 2 H 5 OH, (CH 3 ) 2 CHOH, CH 3 COCH 3 and SF 6 .
- the SCF-based copper precursor compositions of the invention afford a highly effective approach to deposition of copper films on substrates.
- Such compositions may be employed in semiconductor manufacturing operations as one of sequential deposition steps carried out in a cluster tool for wafer processing.
- compositions and methods of the invention may be practiced in a widely variant manner, consistent with the broad disclosure herein. Accordingly, while the invention has been described herein with reference to specific features, aspects, and embodiments, it will be recognized that the invention is not thus limited, but is susceptible of implementation in other variations, modifications and embodiments. Accordingly, the invention is intended to be broadly construed to encompass all such other variations, modifications and embodiments, as being within the scope of the invention hereinafter claimed.
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- The priority of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/345,738 filed Dec. 31, 2001 is hereby claimed.
- The present invention relates generally to using supercritical fluids to effect the deposition of materials on substrates, e.g., semiconductor substrates, in the manufacture of semiconductor devices and device precursor structures.
- In the field of semiconductor manufacturing, deposition of materials on semiconductor substrates is carried out by a variety of techniques, including chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) and electroplating (for metallization and interconnect formation).
- Conventional CVD processes require volatile precursors for the formation of precursor vapors that are transported to the chemical vapor deposition chamber. However, many chemical species are neither thermally stable enough, nor volatile enough, for sustained vaporization, delivery and deposition. As a consequence, CVD processes for film deposition are largely limited by the availability of volatile and stable precursors as source reagents.
- PVD, utilizing a charged gas and a sputter target to effect deposition of material on a substrate, is well-developed and widely used in the art, but is limited by the significant particle levels that are generated in the process, as well as by constraints on controllability and conformality of the deposition process when tight geometries and small features are involved, and by process control issues relating to diffusion of the sputtered material. Due to the ballistic nature of sputtered materials, it is extremely difficult to achieve conformal coverage on complex topography of next generation patterned substrates.
- Currently, many integrated circuit (IC) processes require low cost deposition of conformal thin-films for interconnect and dielectric structures. The ability to deposit thin films, e.g., having a thickness below about 1 μm, depends on the gas-phase transport of volatile organometallic precursors that decompose at elevated temperatures onto patterned substrates. Although many of such processes are extremely well-developed for advanced microelectronic device manufacture, the application of these processes for high aspect ratio via filling is burdened by difficulties.
- For deposition of conducting materials such as copper, CVD processes therefore can only compete with electroplating techniques (aqueous based processes) when the cost of ownership (COO) for the process is small. At dimensions of <0.1 micron, copper-porous low k multi-layers may require special, non-aqueous processing to avoid aqueous contamination of the low k pore structures and decreased device yields, and to enhance device reliability. Further, the dielectric constant of the low k material is critical and aqueous contamination can negatively increase dielectric constants, which is largely unacceptable. Further, electroplating requires a conformal, conductive and uniform seed layer to enable the technique. The seed layer is deposited by PVD in conventional practice. With decreasing feature size and increasing aspect ratio, the use of PVD to obtain the required seed layers becomes a major technical challenge. Although ionized PVD conceivably could be useful for such purpose, alternative techniques are required, which are compatible with low k dielectrics.
- The foregoing constraints and deficiencies of conventional semiconductor manufacturing deposition techniques reflect the need of the art for improved process technologies that are free of such limitations.
- The present invention relates to supercritical fluid (SCF)-assisted deposition of materials onto substrates.
- In one aspect, the invention relates to a deposition composition for depositing material on a substrate, such deposition composition comprising a supercritical fluid and a precursor for the material to be deposited on the substrate.
- Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of forming a material on a substrate, comprising depositing the material on the substrate from a deposition composition comprising a precursor of such material, and a supercritical fluid.
- Other aspects, features and embodiments of the present invention will be more fully apparent from the ensuing disclosure and appended claims.
- Supercritical fluids are formed under conditions at which the density of the liquid phase equals the density of the gaseous phase of the substance. For example, carbon dioxide (CO2), which is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, undergoes a transition from liquid to SCF above a critical point, corresponding to Tc≧31.1° C. and pc≧73.8 atm. Once formed, the density of the SCF can be varied from liquid-like to gaseous-like, yielding different solvation abilities, by varying the pressure and temperature. Supercritical fluids have a solubility and diffusibility approaching that of the liquid and gaseous phase, respectively. Additionally, the surface tension of SCFs is negligible.
- Because of its readily manufactured character, ability to be recycled, lack of toxicity and negligible environmental effects, supercritical CO2 is a preferred SCF in the broad practice of the present invention, although the invention may be practiced with any suitable SCF species, with the choice of a particular SCF depending on the specific application involved.
- The present invention relates to supercritical fluid-assisted deposition of thin-film (e.g., with a thickness of <1 μm) material on a substrate, e.g., a semiconductor wafer substrate.
- Due to the progressively smaller dimensions of semiconductor patterns, the SCF-assisted deposition compositions of the present invention provide a distinct advantage in penetrating small geometry structures such as vias and trenches with high aspect ratios on a semiconductor wafer, as well as achieving improved homogeneity and extent of conformality of the deposited material, e.g., in films, layers and localized material deposits, particularly in instances in which the wettability of the substrate is low, as is the case with many semiconductor substrates.
- The deposition compositions of the invention may be variously formulated for specific deposition applications, including suitable SCF(s) and source reagent (precursor) compound(s), complex(es) and material(s). Such compositions may further optionally comprise co-solvent(s), coreactant(s), surfactant(s), diluent(s), and/or other deposition-facilitating or composition-stabilizing component(s), as necessary or desired for such applications.
- In its simplest formulation, the deposition composition comprises at least one SCF and at least one precursor component. The composition thus comprises a supercritical fluid solution in which at least one precursor component is dissolved.
- The SCF precursor solution in use can be delivered to a heated substrate for contacting therewith, to deposit on the substrate a material deriving from the precursor component(s). For example, the precursor component may comprise a source reagent compound or organometallic species or metal coordination complex for forming a metal or dielectric film on a semiconductor wafer substrate.
- By the use of SCF-based deposition compositions, the precursor component(s) can be continuously delivered in a stream of the SCF-based deposition composition to the heated substrate, to deposit the desired material deriving from the precursor component(s) on the substrate surface. Concurrently, by-products of the deposition operation can be continuously carried out of the deposition chamber via continuous flow of the SCF-based composition through the deposition chamber containing the heated pedestal and substrate.
- Alternatively, the deposition using the SCF-based deposition composition may be carried out in a batch mode, wherein the deposition composition is contacted with the substrate, and process condition(s) (e.g., temperature and/or pressure) of the composition are altered to effect the deposition of the desired material deriving from the composition.
- Examples of SCF species useful in the broad practice of the invention include, but are not limited to, carbon dioxide, oxygen, argon, krypton, xenon, ammonia, methane, methanol, dimethyl ketone, hydrogen, forming gas, and sulfur hexafluoride.
- Co-solvent or co-reactant species useful in the deposition compositions of the invention may be of any suitable type. Illustrative species include, but are not limited to, methanol, ethanol, and higher alcohols, N-alkylpyrrolidones or N-arylpyrrolidones, such as N-methyl-, N-octyl-, or N-phenyl-pyrrolidones, dimethylsulfoxide, sulfolane, catechol, ethyl lactate, acetone, butyl carbitol, monoethanolamine, butyrol lactone, diglycol amine, γ-butyrolactone, butylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, and propylene carbonate.
- Surfactants useful in the deposition compositions of the present invention may likewise be of any suitable type, including anionic, neutral, cationic, and zwitterionic types. Illustrative surfactant species include, without limitation, acetylenic alcohols and diols, long alkyl chain secondary and tertiary amines, and their respective fluorinated analogs.
- The components of the SCF-based deposition compositions of the present invention may be present at any suitable concentrations and relative proportions, as appropriate to the use of the composition in depositing material on a substrate surface. For example, the precursor component(s) may be present at concentrations of from about 0.1% by weight to about 98% by weight, with suitable concentrations being dependent on the maximum solubility of the precursor in the supercritical fluid that is employed in the composition. For example, preferred concentration ranges of specific precursors may have any suitable minima (e.g., 0.2%, 0.5%, 1%, 5%, or 8%), and maxima (e.g., 10%, 12%, 15%, 18%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 75%, 80% or 90%), appropriate to the specific supercritical fluid involved. As a further specific example, the concentration of the precursor can be below about 40% when CO2 is used as the supercritical fluid in the SCF-based deposition composition. The foregoing weight percentages are based on the weight of the SCF in the composition.
- Further, the deposition compositions of the invention may selectively comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of, any of the SCF, precursor component(s) and optional additional components of the compositions disclosed herein.
- Deposition using the SCF-based deposition compositions of the invention may be carried out in any suitable manner, as regards contacting of the deposition composition with the substrate. Chemical vapor deposition techniques may be employed, or other modes of application of the deposition composition to the substrate can be effected.
- For example, in one approach, a polymeric or oligomeric precursor species is dissolved in a supercritical fluid to form the SCF-based deposition composition. This deposition composition in solution form then can be sprayed into a fine mist or otherwise aerosolized. When the mist or aerosol is transported onto the substrate surface, polymeric films are formed. This technique is suitable for forming low k films from polymeric, oligomeric, pre-polymeric, or monomeric precursor components, or combinations of same. In some applications, it is desirable to transport the fluid media as a fine mist or aerosol to the substrate surface in a carrier fluid, or alternatively the composition may be delivered to the substrate in neat fluid, mist or aerosol form.
- As another variant technique within the broad scope of the present invention, one or more precursor component(s) can be dissolved in a supercritical fluid, with the solution then being subjected to rapid expansion. As a result of such rapid expansion, the precursor component(s) are vaporized into fine vapor particles or nano-sized aerosols (depending on the rapid expansion conditions), and such fine vapor particles or aerosol can be used in CVD-type deposition processes.
- The aforementioned techniques are useful for deposition of metals for interconnect structures, as well as low k and high k dielectrics, and other materials and thin film compositions. Preferred supercritical fluids for such purpose include carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, methanol, dimethyl ketone and sulfur hexafluoride.
- The precursor components for the materials to be deposited on the substrate may be of any suitable type. Illustrative precursor components include, without limitation, organometallic source reagent compounds and complexes, and Lewis base adducts thereof, as well as the semiconductor manufacturing precursor components described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,840,897 issued Nov. 24, 1998, U.S. Pat. No. 5,453,494 issued Jan. 18, 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 6,110,529 issued Aug. 29, 2000, U.S. Pat. No. 5,820,664 issued Mar. 31, 1995, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,561 issued Sep. 12, 1990, the disclosures of all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, in their respective entireties.
- The invention contemplates application of SCF-assisted deposition to any of a wide variety of suitable techniques for depositing materials on substrates.
- In one embodiment, SCF-assisted deposition is employed to enhance physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes. In contrast to conventional PVD techniques, which are conducted in an evacuated chamber, utilizing a charged gas and a sputter target for deposition of material on a substrate, e.g., semiconductor wafer, the PVD process can be modified in accordance with the present invention to utilize SCF-assisted deposition techniques. Instead of a low-pressure system, a supercritical fluid, e.g., carbon dioxide and/or argon, or other SCF, is employed.
- In carrying out such modified PVD process, it may be desirable to provide an added Lewis base (e.g., PF3) or to conduct the deposition in the presence of media such as CO, to form corresponding metal complexes in the PVD process. Illustrative examples of metal complexes of such type include, without limitation, Mo(CO)6, W(CO)6, Cr(CO)6, W(PF3)6, Co2(CO)8, and Co2(PF3)8.
- By use of an SCF ambient environment in such modified PVD operation, a reduced level of particle generation, improved control of deposition into very tight geometries, improved control of diffusion of the sputtered material, and application of gas phase reactions in the PVD process (for forming barriers, or capping layers) are achievable, relative to conventional PVD techniques.
- In another embodiment of the invention, low k films are formed using alkyl silanes, siloxane precursors, and even organic-based non-silicon-containing low k precursors, such as the low k dielectric thermosetting resin sold by The Dow Chemical Company under the trademark SiLK. Silxoane precursors may be of any suitable type, as for example alkyl siloxanes and cyclosiloxanes, such as tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (TMCTS) and octamethyltetracyclosiloxane (OMCTS). Other low k film precursor materials can be utilized in the SCF-based deposition process of the present invention to form superior films on substrates, without issues of adverse polymerization effects.
- The deposition compositions of the invention therefore include compositions wherein the precursor is a silicon source reagent, e.g., a siloxane in combination with an alkylsilane, e.g., trimethylsilane or tetramethylsilane. In another specific composition, the silicon source reagent comprises a siloxane, which is used in combination with a porogen, to form a porous low k film on the substrate.
- The invention resolves a major deficiency of siloxane precursors that has limited the utility of such materials for deposition applications. Specifically, the presence of even trace amounts of impurities in such siloxane precursors poses a risk of cationic or anionic polymerization, particularly at high temperatures, such as would otherwise result in premature degradation in delivery lines to the deposition chamber. For example, TMCTS polymerizes in delivery lines at elevated temperatures, usually about 120° C., with potentially catastrophic consequences to the deposition process and associated equipment.
- Such premature degradation problems are overcome by SCF-based precursor delivery and deposition in accordance with the present invention. Supercritical fluid solutions of low k precursors are readily delivered into the growth chamber at low temperature, e.g., as low as 31.1° C., due to the low viscosity of such solutions. Further, at the point that the pressure of the supercritical fluid solution is reduced, the solution undergoes rapid expansion in volume, to vaporize the precursor into a precursor vapor, with no ancillary heating requirement being required.
- Thus, the SCF-based deposition techniques of the invention, in application to low k film precursors, reduce thermally-induced polymerization of precursors such as siloxanes. More generally, thermally unstable low k film precursors of variant types are advantageously delivered to the deposition substrate by SCF-based compositions. SCF species that are particularly useful for such purpose include carbon dioxide, methane, methanol, dimethyl ketone and sulfur hexafluoride.
- In another aspect, SCF-based deposition compositions of the invention may be employed for precursor delivery to the substrate, to form barrier layers, e.g., of TiN, TaN, NbN, WN or their corresponding silicides, or interconnect and metallization structures, e.g., of copper, aluminum or other metals, metal alloys and species, on semiconductor substrates. The precursors for such purpose are dissolved in appropriate amounts in SCF media, and contacted with the heated substrate to effect deposition of the desired material.
- For barrier layer formation, barrier layer precursor materials may be of any suitable type for forming the aforementioned nitrides and silicides. Illustrative precursor components include, without limitation, titanium (IV) tetrakis-dialkylamides such as tetrakis diethylamido titanium (TDEAT), tetrakis dimethylamino titanium (TDMAT), and pyrozolate titanium compounds and other titanium amido and imido compounds. Illustrative tantalum nitride (TaN) barrier precursor compounds include, without limitation, Ta (IV) pentakis(dialkylamido) compounds, such as pentakis ethylmethylamido tantalum (PEMAT), pentakis dimethylamido tantalum (PDMAT) and pentakis diethylamido tantalum (PDEAT), and their W, Nb corresponding compounds.
- Useful interconnect material precursors include, without limitation, metal beta-diketonate precursors, such as (hfac)Cu (I) Lewis base adducts, as well as metal formates and metal acetates and their Lewis base adducts.
- For barrier layer or interconnect deposition applications, the SCF-based deposition composition can usefully contain optional co-reactants such as ammonia (NH3), hydrogen or other reducing co-reactants.
- Barrier layer and metallization deposition applications can be carried out in any suitable manner, as regards the deposition process. For example, the SCF-based deposition composition can be delivered onto the substrate surface in a continuous manner, to effect continuous film growth on the substrate surface, with by-products of the deposition being carried away in the exhaust stream of supercritical fluid that is discharged from the deposition chamber. Alternatively, the SCF-based deposition composition may be transported to a vaporizer, whereby the deposition composition undergoes rapid expansion and vaporizes the precursor component(s) into precursor vapor. Such vaporization may be carried out at very low temperature, e.g., room temperature, with the resulting precursor vapor being directed onto the heated substrate surface to grow the desired film thereon.
- Since precursor components are in many cases quite reactive, the selection of supercritical fluid is important to ensure chemical compatibility of the deposition composition. The supercritical fluids useful for the aforementioned barrier layer and metallization deposition include, without limitation, CO2, NH3, CH4, SF6, N2O, CO, and the like.
- In a particular aspect of the present invention, SCF-based deposition compositions are usefully employed for forming copper metallization on integrated circuitry substrates. In such application, the supercritical fluid facilitates a low surface tension, high-pressure technique for deposition of copper thin films in deep trench and high aspect ratio via structures.
- Other applications of the invention include deposition of dielectric oxides.
- As an important aspect of the present invention, deposition of metal thin films using SCF-assisted techniques in accordance with the instant invention, relaxes the requirements for volatile metal precursors that would otherwise be necessary. By relaxing the requirement of volatile metal precursors, the SCF-assisted deposition techniques of the present invention obviate the need for fluorine-functionalized precursors, which are currently being increasingly used in the semiconductor manufacturing industry to satisfy precursor volatility requirements. For SCF-assisted deposition, the precursor component(s) need only be soluble in the SCF medium in order to be transported to the deposition chamber and thermally decomposed onto the heated substrate.
- In specific application to copper metallization, the invention permits the use of low-cost, nonvolatile copper (I) and copper (II) precursors for deposition of thin film copper without the need for fluorine-containing precursors. This flexibility in turn eliminates fluorine contamination on barrier surfaces and reduces electrical contact resistances of inter-metallic layers, such as M1 to M2 copper layers, and improves the adhesion of the copper film to nitride barriers.
- In accordance with the invention, copper may be deposited on a substrate from SCF solution, utilizing a wide variety of non-volatile or low volatility copper precursors. Illustrative copper precursors include, without limitation, copper (II) β-diketonates, copper (II) carboxylates, copper (I) cyclopentadienes, copper (I) phenyls, copper (I) amides, and Lewis base adducts of the aforementioned copper (I) and copper (II) species. A preferred supercritical fluid for such copper deposition applications is carbon dioxide.
- Since supercritical fluids exhibit liquid-like densities and gas-like viscosities, having solvating properties similar to those of organic solvents (e.g., pentane, hexane, and toluene), supercritical fluids can dissolve many copper compounds that are soluble in organic solvents. Supercritical fluid solutions containing copper precursor(s) are easily delivered to the film growth chamber for contacting with the substrate to deposit copper films thereon. Since surface tension is greatly reduced by the SCF in the deposition composition, the copper precursor is effectively delivered into trenches and via openings with very high aspect ratios, to achieve superior conformal coating therein.
- Copper precursor components usefully employed in the broad practice of the present invention for copper deposition include, without limitation, the following:
- Cu (II) (β-diketonato)2 species, such as Cu (II) (acac)2, Cu (II) (thd)2 and Cu (tod)2 as well as other non-fluorinated β-diketonate copper compounds and complexes;
- Cu (carboxylate)2 species, such as Cu (formate)2 and Cu (acetate)2 and other long-chain (e.g., C8-C40 and more preferably from C8-C30) carboxylates. Cu (formate)2 is a preferred copper source reagent because the formate ligand is able to act as a reducing agent, leading to ultra-pure copper films upon thermal decomposition. Even higher solubility of copper formate in the SCF medium is obtainable by polyamine complexation of Cu (formate)2. Copper (II) carboxylates are a preferred copper precursor species, since such compounds are relatively easy to synthesize, utilizing low-cost starting materials. Such compounds have not heretofore been contemplated for use in copper deposition applications, due to their poor volatility and poor transport characteristics, but are readily used for such purpose by formulation in SCF media in accordance with the present invention. As a result, the cost of ownership (COO) of copper deposition process systems is decreased by the use of such low cost copper precursors.
- (Cyclopentadienyl) CuL complexes (wherein L is a suitable ligand species), for example CpCu (I) PMe3. Such precursors are fluorine-free and are soluble in pentane and other organic solvents, and may be advantageously utilized in the practice of the present invention.
- Copper (I) phenyl tetramers, such as copper (I) pentaflurophenyl or copper (I) t-butyl phenyl tetramer.
- Copper (I) amides, such as bis(trimethylsilylamide) tetramer.
- As alluded to above in respect of copper carboxylate precursors such as copper formate, the present invention contemplates SCF-based deposition compositions containing at least one copper precursor, wherein the copper precursor contains a ligand that serves as a reducing agent for production of ultrahigh-purity copper films on the substrate.
- As a further alternative, the SCF-based deposition composition can comprise an SCF that is itself a reducing agent, or as a still further alternative, the SCF-based deposition composition can additionally optionally contain other reducing agent(s) for ensuring high purity copper deposition on the substrate. Suitable reducing agents for such purpose may be readily determined without undue experimentation, within the skill of the art. Illustrative reducing species include, without limitation, hydrogen and isopropyl alcohol.
- In the SCF-based deposition compositions of the invention, various enhancing agents and other beneficial components may be incorporated in the composition.
- For example, in SCF-based copper (II) precursor compositions, isopropyl alcohol may be added in a concentration of from about 0.1% to about 99.9% by weight, based on the weight of the SCF component(s). The use of IPA as an enhancing agent is highly advantageous when the SCF component is carbon dioxide, since isopropyl alcohol may increase copper precursor solubility in the supercritical carbon dioxide, while simultaneously functioning as a reducing agent to reduce Cu (II) to Cu (0). The isopropyl alcohol may be oxidized to acetone during the deposition process, and is readily recovered from the SCF effluent discharged from the deposition chamber, for recovery and reuse thereof, or alternatively for other disposition.
- For copper deposition, the SCF can be of any suitable type, including, without limitation, CO2, CH4, C2H6, CH3OH, C2H5OH, (CH3)2CHOH, CH3COCH3 and SF6.
- The SCF-based copper precursor compositions of the invention afford a highly effective approach to deposition of copper films on substrates. Such compositions may be employed in semiconductor manufacturing operations as one of sequential deposition steps carried out in a cluster tool for wafer processing.
- It will be appreciated that the compositions and methods of the invention may be practiced in a widely variant manner, consistent with the broad disclosure herein. Accordingly, while the invention has been described herein with reference to specific features, aspects, and embodiments, it will be recognized that the invention is not thus limited, but is susceptible of implementation in other variations, modifications and embodiments. Accordingly, the invention is intended to be broadly construed to encompass all such other variations, modifications and embodiments, as being within the scope of the invention hereinafter claimed.
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